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a Within the casing is a receptacle 9, prefer- MONTBEVILLE RUSSELL WILCOX, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.. y

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j i Specification of Letters Iatent. Patented Mal. 17, 191,4.'

Application led November 9, 1912. Serial No. 730,502.

To all 'whom it may concern Beit known that I, MoNTnEvnLE RUSSELL WILcoX, ra citizen of the United States, and resident of Minneapolis, Hennepin county,

5C Minnesota, have invented certain new and` useful Im rovements in Closets, of which the followmg is a specification..

My invention relates to portable closets' adapted for 'general use and particularly de'- ,signed for use in connection with school The object of my invention is to provide a `closet of simple, durable, and sanitary .con-

struction and' one-which will .be positively sealed at the seat opening.

A further objectis to provide acloset having a receptacle of economical construction and one that can be easily removed and provided with means for covering and concealing the contents before and during removal.

Other objects of. the' invention will appear from the following detaileddescription.

The invention consists generally in Avarious constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter-described and rparticularly point-- 'n ed out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specicatiom Figure 1 is a front` elevation of a chemical closet embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the cover and seat, Fig. 5is a plan view'of the seat with the cover raised, Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view with the cover raised.

In the drawing, 2 represents a casing, preferably of sheet metal having its exterior surface ornamented in any" suitable manner, as by graining, embossing, or paneling, and provided with a front'or forward wall 3 .hinged at 4 toswing outwardly and expose the interiore-f the casing. The wall is preferably rovided with a strap 5 having sockets ormed therein to receive the downwardly turned ends of legs 6 uponV which .a -foot rest 7 ,is mounted. These legs and the foot rest are removable from the door, .whenever desired. Beneath the foot rest I- prefer to provide a` series of Ventilating openings 8 for vthe admission of air to`the casing.

ably of sheet metal, having handles 1 0 ateach end and an -opening 11 that is closed VJaya V slide 12.

13 represents a sheetl metal cover or top for the casing 2, having an opening 14 therei .a perfect seal will in, a ange 15 being turned up out of the metal around said opening. A plate 16, preferably of wood, is fitted over the top 13 and provided with an opening registering with the opening inthe top, with the'edges of the opening tting snugly against the flange 15. Within the opening in the casingtop and plate 16 I prefer to arrange a ring 17, T-shaped, substantially, incross section, by means of inwardly and outwardly projecting anges 18 and 19, the flange 19 extending over the joint between the flange 15 and the plate l6'and covering and concealing the same. Screws are provided, passing through the ring 17 in the anged and into t-he wooden plate 16, thereby securing the parts together and sealin the joint between the ring and the top of te casing.-

A seat 20`is hinged at 21 on the ring 17 and has a plate 22 set into its under surface at the front of the seat and provided with plugs 24 which register with holes 25 in the inwardly projecting ilange 18. A

`cover 26 is hinged'at 27 on an arm 28 and is provided with an annular recess 29 adapted to receive a hollow rubber gasket 30, which depends below the cover and is adapted to contact with the outwardly projecting flange 19, forming therewith a` complete seal for the seat and the receptacle -in the casing.

The gasket 30 is made oval in cross section and fits snugly within the recess 29, and when the cover is dropped the gasket will strike the flange 19 and be slightly flattened by the blow and takeup the shock without allowing the cover or thevwalls'of the recess 29 to contact with the flange 19. Thus contact of metal with vmetal is prevented. 'Ihe dropping of the cover will vbe practically noiseless and a perfect seal will lbe formed between the gasket' and the flanged ring.

The cover, when closed, will completely encircle the seat and seat-opening and the gasket between the cover and the top of the casing will seal the joint and-thoroughly seal the receptacle. As the cover drops upon the metallic surface, there will be no possibility of the seal being broken through warping or cracking of a wood surface or unequal wear thereof. The metallic flange or other metal surface which may be employed, will at all times present a flat; uniform surface to the seat and the cover and therefore be obtained under all conditions.

I may modify the form of the-flanged ring and in various ways I may change the construction of the coverand still provide' for its 'encircling the seat opening and seat andl sealing the same. v

At the rear of the cover I prefer to provide a ventpipe B1 communicating with the chimney or foul air flue. A circulation of air will thereby be maintained through the casing from the holes 8 and when the cover 26 is closed there will be a perfect seal around the seat opening. Whenever de-l sired, the door at the front of the cabinet may be opened, the slide closed, and the receptacle drawn out. v

In using the device, a quantity of water containing some germicidal solution will be placed in the receptacle. This feature, however, I make no claim for in this case, myl

invention residing particularly in the, construction of the casing and the perfect seal having lan opening co-incidin formed around the seat opening by the simple device shown and described. 4I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with a platehaving a 'seat opening therein, of a ringitting within said opening and secured to said plate, said ring having inwardly and outwardly projecting flanges, a seat .hinged to saidinner flange on one side of said opening and having a 'bearing on said inner flange on the 'opposite side of said opening, a hinged cover, a gasket mounted inthe underside of said Acover and arranged to bear on said outwardly projecting flange when the cover is closed and encircle' and sealsaid seat opening and said seat.

2. A closet comprising a metallic casing having a top provided with an opening therein, a platetting over said top and also opening in said top, the' metal orming the edge of the opening in said top being up wardly' turned and secured to the edge of the opening in said plate, a ring fitting within the opening in said plateand having an outwardly projecting fiange overlappin and concealing the joint between said r' g and plate, a seat hinged to said ring on one side of .said opening and having a bearing .on said ringon the opposite side o f said opening, sald ange rojecting outwardly beyond said. seat, a hinged cover, agasket l provided in the underside of said cover and with the adapted to -contact with said flange when the cover'is closed andv encircle and seal said seat and said opening.

3. A closet comprising a casing having a seat opening in the top thereof, a metallic ring fitting within said opening and having an outwardly rojecting annular ange overlapping an tween said ring and the edge of said opening, a seat hinged to said ring on one side `of said opening andhaving a bearing on concealing the joint be-v said rin on the opposite side'of said openy ing, sai ange projectin outwardly beyond said seat and provide with outwardly andupwardly projecting arms, a cover hinged on said arms, and a gasket mounted in the underside of said cover and adapted to contact with said ange and encircle and seal said seat and said seat opening.

4. A closet comprising a casing having a top provided with a seat opening, a ring fitting within said openin and secured to the edges thereof and provlded with an outwardly projecting annular liange adapted to rest on the top ,of said casing, a seat hinged to said ring on one side of said opening and having a bearin upon said ring on the oppositeside of sai opening, a hinged cover, and a gasket mounted in the underside thereof andadapted to .contact ,with said flange when the cover is closed and encircle and seal said seat and said seat open- A closet havin atop provided with a seat opening encirc ed by a metallic topfacing plate, a seat `hinged at onev side of said opening, a cover encircling said seat the seat and hingedat one side of the seat opening, and a gasket interposed between the lower edge of the cover and the metallic top-facing plate and encircling the seat so as seA so'y

' and spaced therefrom at the top and sides of to prevent contact between the -lower edge l of the cover and the metalllc top-facingplatfe and constitute a seal around the seat and the opening inthe closet top, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set vmy. hand this 21st day-'of October, 1912.

MONTREVILLE RUSSELL WILcox.

Witnesses: Y

GENEVIEVE E. SORENSEN, EDWARD A. PAUL. 

